Case Study: Foreship achieves streamlined workflows and instant document access with M‑Files

Naval Architect and Marine Engineering Company Goes From Rocky Seas to Smooth Sailing With M-files on Board

Foreship is a naval architecture and marine engineering firm with more than 80 employees across eight offices, known for concept and project design for cruise ships and over 1,200 conversion projects. During COVID they broadened their customer base but struggled with collaboration and document control—relying on network drives plus an ERP—which made sharing AutoCAD-heavy project files, maintaining version control, and providing consistent access across continents difficult.

Foreship implemented M‑Files to centralize project and sales vaults, support AutoCAD files, and integrate with their ERP, with automated workflows for proposals and contracts. The change delivered faster, more organized workflows, instant access to ship-related documents, less version confusion, and smoother cross-office collaboration, improving efficiency and information control.

Foreship

Tristan Connault

Project Engineer